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housing development

American  

noun

  1. a group of houses or apartments, usually of the same size and design, often erected on a tract of land by one builder and controlled by one management.


Etymology

Origin of housing development

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

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She was a founding member of a nonprofit formed in 2001 to fight a housing development called Moon Camp.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026

An archaeological dig at a new housing development has provided a "remarkable window into life in the area during the Roman period".

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

In the spring of 2021, a 25-year-old man was summoned to help a friend in a confrontation at a low-income housing development in Middletown, Connecticut.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

The remaining 75 percent, like the Joshua Grove, which remained too remote for housing development, would be put to other agricultural uses.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

One evening Farmer and I went to dinner at Pérez’s house, which was as large and well-furnished as a unit in a decent American housing development.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

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